What to listen for: “Dogs can literally smell time.” Our hosts, Robin Greubel, Stacy Barnett, and Crystal Wing, break down how time, airflow, and placement reshape detection dog work! They kick things off by describing a week of hides left up to 96 hours, the longest-out scenario that reveals how odor pools migrate and change. Drawing from this experience, our hosts brainstorm creative ways to design hides that can better help your dog read scents. Central is the concept of "

What to listen for: “ Search and rescue work is the volunteer profession that you pay to do and is one of the most stressful things you can ever do, because somebody else's life could depend on what you're doing.” In part 2 of their conversation with Steve White, Robin Greubel and Stacy Barnett ask about the development of Hydrated Intensive Tracking (HIT), which evolved from experiments with scent-in-a-bottle methods. Steve’s breakthrough came at a U.S. Police Canine Associa

What to listen for: "A chain is only as strong as the weakest link, and that applies to behavior change, too. So therefore, build fluency...

What to listen for: "Get a dog, take the dog you have, start training, do it yourself. Yes, the client dogs will come, the other pieces...

What to listen for: "When I softened, my training, my dog got stronger. And I think people would say, ‘oh, you know, you're just being...

What to listen for: “Distraction Camp and Intentional Handling and Hide Setting are always one of my small joys on being able to see...

What to listen for: “We’re always inspired by the students and all the hard work that goes on. It blows my mind every single year.”...

What to listen for: “I don’t just pet them, I go, ‘this is why you train the way you train, remember that’” Today, two-thirds of the...

What to listen for: "I care about my dog's emotional state, how they're feeling, and how confident they are. And I work on that a lot....

What to listen for: “You’re putting so much pressure on yourself, and that’s impacting your dog.” Today, our hosts Robin Greubel, Stacy...

What to listen for: 2/3 of the Dames of Detection, Robin Greubel and Crystal Wing, return with the brilliant Katylynn Sloan for part two...

What to listen for: “The dogs are so good at what they do, it’s brain-boggling.” Today, 2/3 of our hosts, Robin Greubel and Crystal Wing,...

What to listen for: "To truly understand your dog, embrace the power of observation, question the environment, and engage with the...

What to listen for: In the third part of the series on consistency, our hosts Robin Greubel, Stacy Barnett, and Crystal Wing dive deeper...

What to listen for: In the second part of the series on consistency, our hosts Robin Greubel, Stacy Barnett, and Crystal Wing take a...

What to listen for: “You’re constantly writing and rewriting a contract with your dog.” Consistency makes or breaks dog training—but...

What to listen for: Training your dog to adhere to your criteria consistently is not a cut-and-dry process. It’s one of the trickiest...

What to listen for: Today in K9 Detection Collaborative, our hosts Robin Greubel, Stacy Barnett, and Crystal Wing discuss the keys to...

What to listen for: Can a dog excel at multiple areas in detection work, or will attempting multiple specialties only compromise their...

What to listen for: Our hosts, Robin Greubel, Stacy Barnett, and Crystal Wing, reflect on their recent two-part conversation with Denise...